Tour Announcement, Spring 2011:
The Provincial Archive in The Provincial Archives: coming to a Provincial Archive near you.
DEAREST FRIENDS, FANS, AND LOVERS:
The rumours are true! We're hitting the road this spring. This is big news for us, let me explain: we've had the great fortune of partnering up with our new friends in The Provincial Archives of BC, AB, SK, MB, NB, NS, and NL for some free shows in their foyers, reading rooms, theatres, and exhibit halls! We're overwhelmed with excitement about this. We hope that you will be too. As well, we've tacked on a few extra-curricular archive-sponsored shows, and a boatload of non-archive dates. It's a twenty-seven date tour, and a true beauty to behold. We owe all of our partners a massive thank you for being so enthusiastic and making this happen! All of the dates are listed on our website (we'll upload them here, very soon). Chances are that we'll be seeing you this spring.
We've taken the liberty of releasing a new tune to commemorate our travels. It's called "Drive." It marks the first major song-writing collaboration with our drummer, R. Bramwell Park. You can download it for FREE from our website, or stream it here. It's up to you, we're not in the business of telling you how to consume your music, but we feel as though those are both suitable options. We hope you like it! Last but not least, we also made this trailer for the tour (at www.theprovincialarchive.com). You should watch it and get super excited about seeing us play! See you in May!
Biography
The Provincial Archive is an indie-folk project
based in Edmonton, AB. With a penchant for arrangement and an ever-growing
collection of instruments, The Provincial Archive writes music to document the
details of all our unsung stories. Their sophomore effort, Maybe We Could Be Holy (Forthcoming, 2010), takes its cues from the far-reaching
corners of pop traditions. It is a dense counterpoint to the sparse production
of their debut material (Nameless Places,
2009) and an artistic departure from a group of musicians eager for growth. The
Provincial Archive is securing a place at the front of a long line of folk
musicians and experimentalists, bridging gaps between folk-pop, electronica,
rock and roll and even bluegrass: get ready to hear banjos, upright bass, and
synthesizers together at long last. This is something fresh.